Sunday, March 3, 2013

When digging your "roots," there comes a time that you have to go to the place of your family. We made two visits prior to this weekend to: locate the cemetery, check out the records at the local historical archives, clean up the cemetery, and now dig in the cemetery. Because of the research, I know who the cemetery was built for and names of the family members that were laid here.

Sadly, there is only one complete headstone left. The others have been broken, moved or taken.

Grady is a local historian who uses a long metal rod to find headstones that have fallen and are hidden under decades of leaves and dirt. He found Lovett Persons (1814-1862) flat stone this way.

Feb. 2013

Claude came out with his divining rods to help locate

the burial spot for Jones Persons (1760-1849).

I found a written notice which says that Lovett Persons (Jones' youngest son) paid to have this rocked wall built around his Father's grave.

We found a stone at this spot, but the stone was flat with no writing.The divining rods led us to several possible places, soft spots in the ground, but - no stone markers to let us know who was laid here.

summer 2011

The highlight for the day was finding the other half to this broken head stone. I thought it was for a child, but there were no records, family bible or census listing a name or family member.

Now if someone visits the Persons Family Cemetery; they will find Malinda A. Lyon, Lovett and Sweet Baby James.

Feb. 2013

Thank you Danny, Claude and Grady for all your help on this very cold day!! Also, great appreciation goes out to the Thomaston Upson Co. Archives (706-646-2437) for the records that are available for anyone who has the desire and time to do your family research.

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I'm Suzan and Genealogy is my passion. My love for family history comes from my Grandmother who recorded our Family History by staying in touch with family members, visiting Court Houses, Cemeteries & Church Records. Check my Surname Tabs under the Title Photo. All information posted has been researched and should have a source from where I found the info. I believe in SHARING the information that I have and if you think we may be related and also would like to share or would like more info., please contact me - suzzz45(at)yahoo(dot)com